LJU4804 PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

Read the set of facts and then answer the questions that follow: Mr and Mrs Mooketsi got married in Mauritius in December 1982. At the time of entering into the marriage they were both citizens of Botswana but domiciled in England. Shortly after concluding the marriage, the parties relocated to Johannesburg (South Africa) and established a domicile there. The reason for the relocation was that Mr Mooketsi took up an offer as marketing manager of a large retail company based in South Africa. Two children were born out of the marriage and Mrs Mooketsi looked after them full time. In 2017, Mrs Mooketsi instituted divorce proceedings against Mr Mooketsi. She also claimed a redistribution of assets. 1.1 Which legal system applies to the formal validity of the marriage according to the principles of South African private international law? (2) 1.2 1.2 Assume that redistribution of assets is classified as a divorce matter under English law and as a proprietary consequence of marriage under South African law. Provide classification tables for lex fori and lex causae classification. Which legal system should be applied to redistribution of assets (South African law or English LJU4804 ASSIGNMENT 1 FOR FIRST SEMESTER STUDENTS UNIQUE NUMBER: 741621 DUE DATE: 31 March 2022 Read the set of facts and then answer the questions that follow: Mr and Mrs Mooketsi got married in Mauritius in December 1982. At the time of entering into the marriage they were both citizens of Botswana but domiciled in England. Shortly after concluding the marriage, the parties relocated to Johannesburg (South Africa) and established a domicile there. The reason for the relocation was that Mr Mooketsi took up an offer as marketing manager of a large retail company based in South Africa. Two children were born out of the marriage and Mrs Mooketsi looked after them full time. In 2017, Mrs Mooketsi instituted divorce proceedings against Mr Mooketsi. She also claimed a redistribution of assets. 1.1 Which legal system applies to the formal validity of the marriage according to the principles of South African private international law? (2) 1.1 The legal system that would be applicable to the proprietary consequences of their marriage in terms of the Principles of South African Private international law will be the Mauritius legal system lex loci celebrationis (which is interpreted as the law of the place where the marriage was celebrated.)1 1.2 Assume that redistribution of assets is classified as a divorce matter under English law and as a proprietary consequence of marriage under South African law. Provide classification tables for lex fori and lex causae classification. Wh